OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3) at a glance.

Uptime

20438

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)

International designator: 1969-062A

Object number (NORAD): 4047

Object ID (CCSDS): 4047

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.743 minutes

Inclination: 98.469 deg

SMA: 7171.926 km

Apoapsis: 825.087 km

Periapsis: 762.495 km

RAAN: 47.5061 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0043637

Argument of periapsis: 195.0242 deg

Mean anomaly: 164.9647 deg

Mean motion: 14.29384556 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000042767 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3)

TLE line 1: 1 04047U 69062A 25186.57972712 .00000068 00000-0 42767-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 04047 98.4690 47.5061 0043637 195.0242 164.9647 14.29384556911816

Live tracking on map

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Associated space launch

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

OPS 1127 (DMSP 4B F3) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Launch to space Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3
Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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